---
title: NSHostingSceneRepresentation
framework: swiftui
role: symbol
role_heading: Class
path: swiftui/nshostingscenerepresentation
---

# NSHostingSceneRepresentation

An AppKit type that hosts and can present SwiftUI scenes

## Declaration

```swift
@MainActor class NSHostingSceneRepresentation<Content> where Content : Scene
```

## Overview

Overview Use instances of this type with NSApplication.addSceneRepresentation(_:) to include SwiftUI scene functionality in an app which uses the AppKit app lifecycle. For example, you can add a Settings scene to your app and present it when the corresponding menu item is selected: import AppKit import SwiftUI

@main class ApplicationDelegate: NSApplicationDelegate {     let settingsScene = NSHostingSceneRepresentation {         Settings {             SettingsView()         }     }

func applicationWillFinishLaunching(_ notification: Notification) {         NSApplication.shared.addSceneRepresentation(settingsScene)     }

@IBAction func showAppSettings(_ sender: NSMenuItem) {         settingsScene.environment.openSettings()     } }

## Topics

### Initializers

- [init(rootScene:)](swiftui/nshostingscenerepresentation/init(rootscene:).md)

### Instance Properties

- [environment](swiftui/nshostingscenerepresentation/environment.md)

## See Also

### Displaying SwiftUI views in AppKit

- [Unifying your app’s animations](swiftui/unifying-your-app-s-animations.md)
- [NSHostingController](swiftui/nshostingcontroller.md)
- [NSHostingView](swiftui/nshostingview.md)
- [NSHostingMenu](swiftui/nshostingmenu.md)
- [NSHostingSizingOptions](swiftui/nshostingsizingoptions.md)
- [NSHostingSceneBridgingOptions](swiftui/nshostingscenebridgingoptions.md)